How many species of animals are there in South Africa?

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  • Amazonian smilodon, Smilodon populator
  • Arctodus, short-faced bears
  • Macrauchenia, a litoptern
  • Xenorhinotherium, a litoptern
  • 12 genera ofGround sloths
  • At least 8Glyptodont genera
  • Cuvieronius, a gomphothere
  • Stegomastodon, a gomphothere
  • Deer:Antifer,Morenelaphus,Charitoceros,Agalmaceros
  • Stout-legged Llama
  • Hippidionand Onohippidium, small horses
  • Toxodon, a notoungulate
  • Mixotoxodon, a notoungulate
  • Neochoerus, a giant capybara
  • Canis nehringi, wolf
[edit]Mammals
  • Falkland Island Wolf, Dusicyon australis(1876, Falkland Islands)
  • Argentine fox, Dusicyon avus (ca. 4000 BC, Argentina)
  • Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis(Bahamas,Colombia,Cuba,Guadeloupe,Haiti,Honduras,Jamaica,Mexico, United States)
  • Darwin's Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys darwini(1930,Ecuador,Galápagos)
  • Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse, Nesoryzomys indefessus(1934,Ecuador,Galápagos)
  • Chatham Island Rice Rat or San Cristóbal Island Rice Rat, Aegialomys galapagoensis galapagoensis(1835,Ecuador,Galápagos)
  • Bennet's Anteater, Myrmecophaga benneti
[edit]Birds
  • Terror birds, (Tertiary)
  • Niceforo Brown Pintail Duck, Anas georgica niceforoi(1952,Colombia)
  • Darwin's Ground Finch, Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris(1957,Galapagos)
  • Colombian Grebe, Podiceps andinus(1970,Colombia)
  • Red-throated Wood-rail, Aramides gutturalis(1843,Peru)
[edit]Amphibians
  • Phrynomedusa fimbriata (1920s,Brazil)
  • Atelopus ignescens(1988,Ecuador)
  • Atelopus longirostris(1989,Ecuador)
  • Atelopus vogli(1933,Venezuela)
  • Golden Toad, Bufo periglenes(1989, Costa Rica)
[edit]Fish
  • Rhizosomichthys totae (Freshwater catfish fromColombia, Lake Tota)
  • Orestias cuvieri(Lake Titicaca)
[edit]Molluscs
  • Littoridina gaudichaudii (Freshwater snail fromEcuador)
  • Tomigerus gibberulus (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)
  • Tomigerus turbinatus (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)
  • Megalobulimus cardosoi (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)
[edit]Worms
  • Rhinodrilus fafner(Giant earthworm fromBrazil)
[edit]Insects
  • Megadytes ducalis(Freshwater beetle fromBrazil)
  • Rhantus orbignyi(Freshwater beetle from Argentinaand Brazil)
[edit]Rediscovered
  • Caatinga WoodpeckerCeleus obrieni ("Extinct" in1926, Rediscovered in2006, Brazil, Critically Endangered in the IUCN redlist 2007)
  • Kinglet Calyptura, Calyptura cristata("Extinct" in 1960, Rediscovered in 1996, BrazilCritically Endangered)
  • Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi("Extinct" in 1911, Rediscovered in 2003,Colombia, Critically Endangered)
  • Fernandina Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys fernandinae("Extinct" in 1980, Rediscovered during surveys in1995 and1997,Ecuador, Galapagos, Vulnerable)
  • Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog, Atelopus cruciger("Extinct" in 1982, Rediscovered in2003,Venezuela)
  • Gracilidris, a genus of dolichoderine ant thought to have gone extinct 15-20 million years ago was found inParaguay, Brazil, and Argentina and described in2006.
[edit]Extinct in the Wild
  • Aylacostoma chloroticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
  • Aylacostoma guaraniticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
  • Aylacostoma stigmaticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
  • Alagoas Curassow, Crax mitu (Bird from Brazil)
  • Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii(Bird from Brazil)
  • Abingdon Island Tortoise, Geochelone nigra abingdoni(Ecuador,Galápagos)

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